Category Archives: Military

Last night during the Super Bowl I found myself in a pitched Face Book battle in which I was one again cast as Leonidas in the narrow pass of Thermopylae with scant few fellow Spartans. At the mouth of the … Continue reading →

“The reason my responses are limited is because I am at work. Some of us weren’t lucky enough to be war heroes, so we still have to work for a living instead of being able to rely on a monthly … Continue reading →

What “Saving Private Ryan” did for the frontal assault and combat realism, and “Das Boot” did for the suffocating horror of dying in small, enclosed spaces and what “Platoon” posited about struggling to retain ones humanity and soul while taking … Continue reading →

In this digital, disconnected age of “me… me… me”, I mourn the loss of true patriotism in my country. We have a president who initially refused to wear a flag lapel pin, didn’t bring hand to heart during the National Anthem and … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago I willingly engaged in a back-and-forth with a long ago public school friend of mine when he popped up on Facebook as he does every few months. Steve (his real name) is a classic, … Continue reading →

Dear Joyce, I read your post (below) this morning and I am compelled to address your observations therein: “I’ve always been under the impression that members of the military were bound to respect their leaders. Open disrespect for the current … Continue reading →

Stories about the Medal of Honor… the actual medal itself… are varied, fascinating and often test the boundaries of the odds and belief. One Recipient requested that the name of his mother, who died just shortly before he was to … Continue reading →

Reid says Obamacare just a step toward eventual single-payer system In just about seven weeks, people will be able to start buying Obamacare-approved insurance plans through the new health care “exchanges”. But already, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is predicting those plans, … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I received a straight-forward and important question from a thirty-something, male friend: “I want you to help me…. instead of bitching about the same ol Obama bullshit, I want you men and women to come up with a solution to my problem. … Continue reading →

You’re in luck, it’s Scatter Shot Monday: The death of a Navy SEAL and veterans advocate, Chris Kyle, last week was a shock to the national veteran community. It also prompted the left-wing ghouls to use the murders of Kyle and and … Continue reading →